Posted by dido22 on March 18, 2010, 9:12 am
Hello
I have grown Rosemary in a large pot for many years during the summer
months, and have always thrown it away late Autumn, then bought a new plant
next spring.
I've just bought a new plant ( 'upright Rosemary' ) and I read on its label
that it can be grown into a bush up to 2 metres high !!
Has anyone grown a Rosemary bush before?, does it survive the winter?, does
it smell & taste as good as a new plant does ?
Thanks
KK
Posted by Martin Brown on March 18, 2010, 9:34 am
dido22 wrote:
> Hello
>
> I have grown Rosemary in a large pot for many years during the summer
> months, and have always thrown it away late Autumn, then bought a new
> plant next spring.
>
> I've just bought a new plant ( 'upright Rosemary' ) and I read on its
> label that it can be grown into a bush up to 2 metres high !!
>
> Has anyone grown a Rosemary bush before?, does it survive the winter?,
> does it smell & taste as good as a new plant does ?
The new growth tastes fine - if you like rosemary. Obviously the old
growth goes woody and forms attractive gnarled stems eventually. It is
winter hardy at least as far north as Newcastle but requires well
drained soil. Doesn't like wet feet in winter, but it tolerates our
Yorkshire clay reasonably well up against the garage wall.
There is a sort of white fungal thing that attacks leaf nodes of very
elderly rosemary (>30y) killing off the odd stem but not really
affecting most of the plant. You can prune the dying bits out if that
happens. 1.5m high is closer.
It is always worth trying to overwinter things rather than throw them
out. The worst that can happen is that it goes on the compost heap later!
Regards,
Martin Brown
Posted by Stephen Wolstenholme on March 18, 2010, 9:51 am
On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:12:58 -0000, "dido22"
>Has anyone grown a Rosemary bush before?, does it survive the winter?, does
>it smell & taste as good as a new plant does ?
Yes to all three questions. It lived for about six years and was a
very attractive plant.
Steve
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Posted by Dave Hill on March 18, 2010, 10:12 am
wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:12:58 -0000, "dido22"
> >Has anyone grown a Rosemary bush before?, does it survive the winter?, does
> >it smell & taste as good as a new plant does ?
> Yes to all three questions. It lived for about six years and was a
> very attractive plant.
> Steve
> --
> Neural Planner Software Ltd www.NPSL1.com
> Neural network applications, help and support.
If you plant it close to a path then as it grows you brush against it
and get that lovely smell every time you pass, and you can take the
shoots growing over the path to use first.
David Hill
Posted by David Rance on March 18, 2010, 10:54 am
On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 dido22 wrote:
>I have grown Rosemary in a large pot for many years during the summer
>months, and have always thrown it away late Autumn, then bought a new
>plant next spring.
>I've just bought a new plant ( 'upright Rosemary' ) and I read on its
>label that it can be grown into a bush up to 2 metres high !!
>Has anyone grown a Rosemary bush before?, does it survive the winter?,
>does it smell & taste as good as a new plant does ?
Of course it does. I've had a rosemary bush in my garden for over twenty
years. The weight of the snow back in January caused it to bend over but
it recovered, is still going strong and is flowering at the moment. Cut
a couple of sprigs yesterday to cook with some lamb shanks.
David
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David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK
http://rance.org.uk
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> I have grown Rosemary in a large pot for many years during the summer
> months, and have always thrown it away late Autumn, then bought a new
> plant next spring.
>
> I've just bought a new plant ( 'upright Rosemary' ) and I read on its
> label that it can be grown into a bush up to 2 metres high !!
>
> Has anyone grown a Rosemary bush before?, does it survive the winter?,
> does it smell & taste as good as a new plant does ?